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Cities & Towns - Hancock |
Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining |
Road in Houghton overlooking Quincy Mine [Image taken from a dirt road in Houghton showing the Quincy mining operations in Hancock.] Scanned: April 9, 2008 |
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Quincy No.2 shaft house c.1922-28 |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, |
Quincy No.2 shaft house c.1922-28 [A photo of Quincy's No. 2 shaft-rockhouse. The strike watchtower compartment atop the structure is clearly visible in the photo.] Scanned: January 18, 2007 |
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Cliff Mine |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, |
Cliff Mine - on top of the bluff - #4 shaft Photographic Album p.40 [A photo of an abandoned mine site that includes several poor rock buildings with wooden roofs and a tall chimney with a poor rock foundation.] Scanned: January 18, 2007 |
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Cliff Mine |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, |
Cliff Mine - Stamp Mill and warehouse Photographic Album p.41 [A photo of the Cliff Mine from the base of the cliff. A few crumbling buildings are in the foreground with the tramway in the distance.] Scanned: January 18, 2007 |
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Cliff Mine |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Historic Sites, Historic Mines |
Cliff Mine - looking toward shaft-engine house and blacksmith shop Photographic Album p.42 [A photo of the Cliff Mine from a distance. The buildings at the base of the cliff and large piles of poor rock are included in the photo.] Scanned: January 19, 2007 |
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Cliff Mine |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Woody Plants, Trees |
Old Cliff Mine [Notation of back of photograph states it was orginally taken from a book "ARTWORK OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR REGION OF MICHIGAN 1898" Art Photogravure Co. Oshkosh, WI F572.S9A7 Pt. 2] Scanned: August 7, 2006 |
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Ahmeek Shaft |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, |
Ahmeek shaft (with double hoist) June 1948 [A photo of the huge steel shaft-rockhouse at the Ahmeek 3 and 4 shafts. The shafts in this structure descended at a rather steep angle of 80 degrees. The unusual hoist rope configuration was due to the fact that the hoist sat on the same side of the of the shaft-rockhouse as the shaft.] Scanned: January 17, 2007 |
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Cities & Towns - Calumet |
Human Settlements, Buildings, Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining |
Hecla Location looking South before 1915 - Reeder photo. [Photo of well kept buildings and grounds. Smoke billows out of smokestacks. The street is lined with trees.] Scanned: March 13, 2008 |
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Phoenix - 1898 |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Historic Sites, Historic Mines |
Phoenix - 1898 [A photo showing an older mine location with old-style wooden shafthouses and several other wooden buildings.] Scanned: January 18, 2007 |
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Phoenix Mill |
Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Buildings, Historic Sites, Historic Mines |
Phoenix Mill [A photo showing a rock train on an elevated trestle in a small stamp mill. Steam or smoke is coming from the mill, likely indicating that it is in operation. A group of men are posed in the extreme bottom of the photo.] Scanned: January 18, 2007 |